Microsoft Corporation: Software Developers
Microsoft Corporation made 3,237 filings for this role, covering 3,501 positions, and across them committed to pay at least a median of $157,510 a year. 3226 of the 3237 state a minimum and no maximum, so that median is a median of floors.
By place and level
| Where | Level | Wage year | Filings | Positions | Lowest | Median | Highest | Prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level II | 2025-26 | 1,011 | 1,059 | $149,240 | $164,780 | $345,945,600 | $149,240 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level III | 2025-26 | 860 | 932 | $180,710 | $191,100 | $240,000 | $180,710 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 330 | 354 | $212,202 | $223,270 | $310,000 | $212,202 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level I | 2025-26 | 156 | 228 | $117,749 | $135,272 | $178,000 | $117,749 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Level II | 2025-26 | 47 | 47 | $113,400 | $139,293 | $152,845 | $109,283 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Level II | 2025-26 | 37 | 37 | $155,200 | $171,135 | $200,000 | $131,997 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level II | 2025-26 | 35 | 35 | $119,800 | $140,170 | $196,000 | $112,923 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level III | 2025-26 | 29 | 53 | $226,138 | $235,000 | $260,000 | $226,138 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 27 | 27 | $187,741 | $195,000 | $223,000 | $187,741 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Level I | 2025-26 | 22 | 22 | $103,000 | $116,694 | $125,600 | $87,859 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Level III | 2025-26 | 22 | 22 | $150,891 | $170,842 | $189,180 | $130,707 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level III | 2025-26 | 21 | 21 | $187,574 | $212,777 | $236,000 | $187,574 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Level II | 2025-26 | 19 | 19 | $131,082 | $152,846 | $170,000 | $131,082 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 19 | 43 | $264,514 | $285,000 | $325,000 | $264,514 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Level III | 2025-26 | 18 | 18 | $191,955 | $203,625 | $258,500 | $160,805 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Level II | 2025-26 | 17 | 17 | $121,453 | $138,565 | $162,000 | $114,754 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Level I | 2025-26 | 16 | 16 | $131,956 | $139,028 | $154,809 | $103,210 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Level III | 2025-26 | 15 | 15 | $154,273 | $175,600 | $195,798 | $139,152 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Level III | 2025-26 | 15 | 15 | $165,533 | $186,316 | $226,545 | $154,606 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level III | 2025-26 | 15 | 15 | $141,480 | $160,945 | $182,580 | $134,971 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 15 | 15 | $161,637 | $175,000 | $189,990 | $161,637 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level I | 2025-26 | 13 | 13 | $150,180 | $150,300 | $156,312 | $149,365 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level I | 2025-26 | 11 | 11 | $90,896 | $118,200 | $123,150 | $90,896 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | Level III | 2025-26 | 10 | 10 | $151,785 | $164,600 | $182,600 | $135,408 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 9 | 9 | $154,000 | $168,385 | $194,000 | $129,667 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Level II | 2025-26 | 8 | 8 | $126,700 | $140,170 | $161,700 | $105,976 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Level IV | 2025-26 | 7 | 7 | $196,800 | $212,285 | $230,500 | $163,550 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 7 | 7 | $226,000 | $255,970 | $264,500 | $213,512 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | Level III | 2025-26 | 6 | 6 | $149,100 | $159,674 | $168,010 | $133,536 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Level IV | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $200,200 | $207,879 | $234,883 | $178,131 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | Level I | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $107,868 | $118,200 | $135,600 | $91,291 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Level III | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $153,302 | $158,324 | $187,112 | $127,837 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | Level II | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $140,170 | $142,000 | $154,780 | $127,878 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | Level II | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $131,820 | $153,240 | $155,000 | $113,547 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level I | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $136,300 | $136,300 | $155,210 | $135,699 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $162,340 | $171,980 | $180,200 | $112,216 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Level III | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $191,100 | $196,560 | $201,000 | $150,758 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $178,832 | $205,050 | $223,700 | $152,131 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Level I | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $106,800 | $114,102 | $121,746 | $90,355 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | Level II | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $137,550 | $142,200 | $149,238 | $112,424 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Level III | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $176,150 | $176,861 | $188,600 | $130,707 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Level III | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $157,123 | $190,017 | $198,424 | $157,123 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Level IV | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $226,177 | $242,860 | $276,210 | $189,592 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Level III | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $156,827 | $169,708 | $187,900 | $134,514 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Level I | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $126,700 | $133,451 | $141,831 | $101,421 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Level II | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $150,000 | $157,914 | $164,780 | $126,090 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Level I | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $122,800 | $133,500 | $133,500 | $107,557 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level IV | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $173,580 | $194,400 | $198,121 | $156,998 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | Level III | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $183,560 | $191,100 | $200,000 | $142,314 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | Level IV | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $218,837 | $218,837 | $234,446 | $164,112 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Level I | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $106,800 | $118,200 | $118,200 | $84,094 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $186,029 | $229,501 | $255,000 | $184,558 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | Level I | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $137,700 | $138,225 | $138,750 | $92,955 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Level I | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $126,700 | $128,601 | $130,501 | $85,467 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $148,290 | $163,677 | $179,064 | $120,536 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $127,950 | $133,398 | $138,846 | $116,709 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $140,170 | $142,717 | $145,263 | $83,325 |
| Fresno, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $158,291 | $158,291 | $158,291 | $106,163 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $145,000 | $145,365 | $145,730 | $95,701 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $140,170 | $140,170 | $140,170 | $125,029 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $144,200 | $147,360 | $150,520 | $106,579 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $126,600 | $134,475 | $142,350 | $103,334 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Level I | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $110,004 | $114,102 | $118,200 | $88,088 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Level I | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $118,200 | $118,200 | $118,200 | $87,651 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $133,679 | $142,810 | $151,940 | $98,197 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $168,100 | $173,099 | $178,097 | $119,475 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $165,000 | $166,200 | $167,400 | $152,880 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $188,744 | $188,744 | $188,744 | $128,669 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $158,474 | $164,287 | $170,100 | $115,981 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $165,850 | $166,425 | $167,000 | $128,440 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $144,950 | $156,975 | $169,000 | $130,187 |
| Albuquerque, NM | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $130,800 | $130,800 | $130,800 | $98,862 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $176,700 | $176,700 | $176,700 | $145,912 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $191,000 | $191,000 | $191,000 | $180,149 |
| Bellingham, WA | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $150,859 | $150,859 | $150,859 | $117,166 |
| Birmingham, AL | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $118,200 | $118,200 | $118,200 | $72,405 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $126,700 | $126,700 | $126,700 | $70,845 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $175,400 | $175,400 | $175,400 | $88,338 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $118,200 | $118,200 | $118,200 | $80,142 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $160,000 | $160,000 | $160,000 | $124,800 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $164,360 | $164,360 | $164,360 | $108,077 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $253,200 | $253,200 | $253,200 | $153,317 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $151,940 | $151,940 | $151,940 | $100,547 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $120,300 | $120,300 | $120,300 | $71,178 |
| Columbia, SC | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $110,004 | $110,004 | $110,004 | $68,037 |
| Columbus, OH | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $121,746 | $121,746 | $121,746 | $82,846 |
| Columbus, OH | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $175,200 | $175,200 | $175,200 | $120,973 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $139,800 | $139,800 | $139,800 | $102,190 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $162,700 | $162,700 | $162,700 | $120,349 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $200,327 | $200,327 | $200,327 | $138,486 |
| Erie, PA | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $118,200 | $118,200 | $118,200 | $68,890 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $109,166 | $109,166 | $109,166 | $70,970 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $113,240 | $113,240 | $113,240 | $64,376 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $158,600 | $158,600 | $158,600 | $102,274 |
| Flint, MI | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $121,605 | $121,605 | $121,605 | $70,990 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $162,000 | $162,000 | $162,000 | $94,390 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $185,037 | $185,037 | $185,037 | $112,507 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $149,598 | $149,598 | $149,598 | $115,336 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $110,250 | $110,250 | $110,250 | $67,163 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $143,697 | $143,697 | $143,697 | $123,718 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $186,190 | $186,190 | $186,190 | $130,645 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $178,721 | $178,721 | $178,721 | $147,638 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $140,000 | $140,000 | $140,000 | $97,386 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $114,000 | $114,000 | $114,000 | $83,658 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $154,000 | $154,000 | $154,000 | $110,947 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $124,480 | $124,480 | $124,480 | $79,040 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $172,252 | $172,252 | $172,252 | $125,798 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $121,746 | $121,746 | $121,746 | $77,251 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $125,764 | $125,764 | $125,764 | $99,195 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $174,782 | $174,782 | $174,782 | $174,782 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $121,550 | $121,550 | $121,550 | $109,845 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $252,635 | $252,635 | $252,635 | $153,358 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $153,459 | $153,459 | $153,459 | $111,072 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $203,750 | $203,750 | $203,750 | $128,586 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $117,160 | $117,160 | $117,160 | $91,707 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $195,000 | $195,000 | $195,000 | $157,248 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $220,800 | $220,800 | $220,800 | $173,618 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $138,380 | $138,380 | $138,380 | $106,579 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $191,225 | $191,225 | $191,225 | $157,581 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $185,037 | $185,037 | $185,037 | $127,296 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $127,150 | $127,150 | $127,150 | $97,386 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $147,563 | $147,563 | $147,563 | $118,706 |
| Syracuse, NY | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $126,700 | $126,700 | $126,700 | $81,078 |
| Syracuse, NY | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $142,790 | $142,790 | $142,790 | $102,357 |
| Tallahassee, FL | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $106,800 | $106,800 | $106,800 | $55,910 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $121,746 | $121,746 | $121,746 | $78,374 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $157,510 | $157,510 | $157,510 | $108,222 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $139,077 | $139,077 | $139,077 | $80,954 |
| Waco, TX | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $138,860 | $138,860 | $138,860 | $95,909 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $188,089 | $188,089 | $188,089 | $175,427 |
| Worcester, MA | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $194,800 | $194,800 | $194,800 | $137,696 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level not stated | — | 221 | 221 | $139,596 | $200,620 | $264,016 | $192,174 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level not stated | — | 7 | 7 | $180,710 | $208,611 | $211,152 | $204,851 |
Each row is one wage level in one metro for one library year, because those are the things that make two filings comparable. The prevailing figure is for the year the filing itself cited.
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